0
Lcwang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
a six-pack Sprite
0 00 Often see things like 00 'a six pack 00 of Sprite' on the Internet. Is that acceptable? Or is it better to say: a six-pack Sprite? Please advise. Thanks. 00 0-
Top answer
" 0-
- " 0-
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
11 Answers
0
0 Hi, 02 br
02 br
00 I think you should always say "a six pack of something" when you want to have a pack of six of it. 02 br
02 br
00 a six pack of "something" 02 br
02 br
00 If you say "I want a six pack" to a clerk, he or she will ask you back "A six pack of what?" 0-
02 br
00 I think you should always say "a six pack of something" when you want to have a pack of six of it. 02 br
02 br
00 a six pack of "something" 02 br
02 br
00 If you say "I want a six pack" to a clerk, he or she will ask you back "A six pack of what?" 0-
00
0 Thanks for reply, Believer. But I thought that adjectives in the form of ' 00 numbers + unit-of-measurement' are to be hyphenated. Such as: a ten-story building. How come the rule doesn't apply here? 00 0-
00
0 Also how to say a six pack chicken nuggets meal? Does any hyphen needed? 0-
00
0 Hi, 02 br
02 br
00 I think 01 u 00 normally 02 u 00 the term 'six pack' is written with a hyphen like this: 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 a six-pack of something 02 i 02 br
02 br
00 To me, that doesn't mean the spelling 'six pack' is incorrect. 02 br
02 br
00 Now, as to the phrase "a six pack chicken nuggets meal"
02 br
00 I think 01 u 00 normally 02 u 00 the term 'six pack' is written with a hyphen like this: 02 br
02 br
01 i 00 a six-pack of something 02 i 02 br
02 br
00 To me, that doesn't mean the spelling 'six pack' is incorrect. 02 br
02 br
00 Now, as to the phrase "a six pack chicken nuggets meal"
00
0 01 h2
00 XYZ supermarket Ad: Coca cola on sale today. Six pack for 1.99. 02 h2
01 h200 Limit 4 per customer. 02 h2
01 h202 h2
01 h200 With or without hyphen, both are correct. It depends on how six pack is written. 02 h2
01 h200 02 h2
01 h200 02 h2
01 h202 h2
0-00
0 01 blockquote
01 cite 10 Lcwang 12 cite 10 Thanks for reply, Believer. But I thought that adjectives in the form of ' 10 numbers + unit-of-measurement' are to be hyphenated. Such as: a ten-story building. How come the rule doesn't apply here? 12 blockquote10 For issues about hyphenation, my advice would be to pick a dictionary and use wh
00
0 Hi, 02 br
02 br
00 I forgot to answer last time but I think the menu item can be called (perhaps already being called as such) "a six-piece chicken meal", "a six-piece chicken strip meal." For the term "nuggets," I think it can be referred to small chunks of chicken but I haven't seen it being used with the word "chicken" although I do believe McDonald's might have a name simil
02 br
00 I forgot to answer last time but I think the menu item can be called (perhaps already being called as such) "a six-piece chicken meal", "a six-piece chicken strip meal." For the term "nuggets," I think it can be referred to small chunks of chicken but I haven't seen it being used with the word "chicken" although I do believe McDonald's might have a name simil
00
0 Chicken nuggets are quite common in the west (yuk). 02 br
02 br
00 The reason that we use 'six-pack of' with drinks is that a six-pack is a very specific design of packaging. It has its own name and we don't really talk of 'five-packs' or anything in the same way. 02 br
02 br
00 It is so well known that 'six-pack' has become a slang term for a well-muscled abdome
02 br
00 The reason that we use 'six-pack of' with drinks is that a six-pack is a very specific design of packaging. It has its own name and we don't really talk of 'five-packs' or anything in the same way. 02 br
02 br
00 It is so well known that 'six-pack' has become a slang term for a well-muscled abdome
00
0
Related Questions